Below the Surface

The quality of your relationships is affected as much by your thoughts about them as it is by what you do or say when you’re together. Everyone unconsciously senses the way others think and feel about them. If you harbor private judgments about someone, that relationship will reflect it. Try a simple experiment to verify this truth. Pick a relationship that isn’t as good as you’d like it to be and for one week, consciously avoid critical thoughts about them and choose only positive ones. It will seem as if your connection has dramatically improved because…